Greenville Zoo Conservation Grants

About

The mission of the Greenville Zoo is to provide an enjoyable guest experience while we support and promote conservation efforts that enhance the quality of life for all living things.

We have many values that support our mission, including promoting conservation and sustainability, actively seeking knowledge through science, and collaborating with others to maximize our impact and achieve greater goals.

In fulfillment of our mission, the Greenville Zoo has established a fund for local conservation projects (those occurring in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia) as well as national and international projects by utilizing the "Quarters for Conservation" program. Conservation grants are awarded to programs that focus on the conservation of free-ranging wildlife, habitat conservation, conservation research, or conservation education programs. Local grants receive preferred funding priority.

New Grants Program: $300 to $1,000

Awarded to applicants whose projects we have never supported before

Grant request cannot exceed $1,000

Continuing Grants Program: Up to $3,000

For applicants with whom the Greenville Zoo has an established relationship.

An established relationship includes those applicants who have received funding from us in the past.

For applicants who have received grant funding from us in the past and have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the grant awardee, including providing regular updates on project progress.

NOTE: Only one application can be submitted per person

Application package should include:

Completed application. A full proposal can be attached but all questions in the body of the application still need to be fully answered. A detailed budget (estimates are acceptable). If there is a particular line item(s) that you would like funded by this grant, please specify.

Three photos, diagrams, or other images with captions related to the proposed conservation project.

Include a minimum of three professional references with contact information and affiliations

Applicant's Curriculum Vitae (CV) and those of the principal investigator(s) if different than applicant

If applicable: A map of the research or conservation site.

If applicable (project involves live animals): Please include a copy of your institution's Institutional Animal Care and Use Policy (IACUC), your project's IACUC submission and approval along with the full project design or proposal.

Optional: Additional articles, cited literature references, and letters of support and/or collaboration can strengthen the application

Additional details regarding your project may be requested by the Conservation and Research Committee before a decision is made.

Award Recipient Expectations*:

Due December 31, 2019: A mid-term report detailing funds spent to date and project progression

Due June 31, 2019: A year-end report that includes: Five photos with captions, accounting of any remaining funds spent since the mid-term report, and wrap up information for the funded project. Format can be of the recipient's choosing.

Ongoing: Acknowledgement of the Greenville Zoo in any presentations and/or publications associated with the supported project(s).

Multidisciplinary Mapping: Toward a Better Understanding of Human-Carnivore Conflict and Landscape Use by Carnivores and People By Christine Wilkinson of University of California, BerkeleyGeographic Location: Nakuru-Elmenteita Region, Kenya, AfricaGrant awarded: $960

Ecological drivers of spatial clustering in social behavior in critically-endangered diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) in a new protected area By Meredith Lutz of University of California, DavisGeographic Location: Dariana Region, MadagascarGrant awarded: $1000

Understanding social behaviour to improve the conservation of wild giraffes and to improve the welfare of giraffes in captive populations ex-situ By Zoe Muller of Rothschild's Giraffe ProjectGeographic Location: Kenya, AfricaGrant awarded: $2187

2016

The Effects of Habitat Quality, Prey Availability, and Wildlife Health on the Reproduction of a Declining Predator in an Urban Landscape (Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake)By Dr. Andrews of Jekyll Island Authority Georgia Sea Turtle Center and The University of Georgia-Odum School of EcologyGeographic Location: Jekyll Island, GA

Survey of Sternotherus Species at Oconee State Park (turtles)By Dr. Mook of University of North GeorgiaGeographic Location: Oconee State Park, SC

Building a Future, One Lemur at a Time: Identifying Eulemur rubriventer's dieatary strategies and constraints, and their implications for in situ and ex situ conservationBy A. DuBour of Northern Illinois UniversityGeographic Location: Madagascar

Does nest site competition with Carolina Chickadees constrain nesting by Brown-headed Nuthatches in developed settings in the North Carolina Sandhills?By Dr. Stanback of Davidson CollegeGeographic Location: Pinehurst, NC

Complex Causes of Amphibian Declines in Sympatric Cricket Frogs and Chorus FrogsBy J. Mette and Dr. Micancin of North Carolina Museum of Natural SciencesGeographic Location: Coastal Plain and Piedmont of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina